Favorite Recipes for Tweens and Teens: Easy, Delicious Meal Ideas

One of the ongoing challenges moms of tweens and teens face regularly is trying to figure out what to feed their kids! We spend tons of our time grocery shopping, meal prepping, and cooking, and we all want to find the easiest and fastest recipes to make for our tweens and teens. That’s why we asked our Moms of Tweens and Teens Facebook community to share their favorite recipes for tweens and teens, and boy, did they come through! (We hope you follow our Facebook page HERE)

If you haven’t checked out our first list of recipes, you can read it HERE.

We know you will find some great meals your kids will love and that these ideas make your life just a little bit easier.

If you have any great recipe ideas, please share them in the comment section below. We all need to help each other out!

Here are 10 more favorite recipes for tweens and teens!

Pork Wraps

Brown ground pork
Add garlic, ginger, and hoisin sauce.
Serve in a wrap with lettuce & /or diced cucumber.

Chicken and Rice a Roni

I cook chicken breast in the crock pot and shred it (or use rotisserie chicken).
Cook up a box of chicken-flavored Rice a Roni, then put the shredded chicken in it.

Taco Pizza

Make a pizza crust, spread with refried beans and taco meat, top with cheese.
Bake at 425 for 15 minutes.
Top as you prefer.

Crispy chicken ranch wraps

Pre-cooked frozen breaded tenders. (We prefer Perdue chicken strips). Cook in an air fryer or oven
Make ahead chopped lettuce, shredded cheese, and ranch dressing
Once the chicken is cooked, chop it into small pieces.
Assemble wraps in tortilla shells and enjoy!
Serve with French fries or chips and fruit.

Salmon, asparagus, and cherry tomatoes.

400 degrees 15-20 minutes.
One pan, almost zero prep.
Salt, pepper, garlic powder (not oregano edited) on all.
Spray with olive oil to mix the veggies and a pat of butter on each slice of fish.

Banana oatmeal chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

We call them breakfast cookies in our house. They are easy to make, and fill them up!

1 1/2 cups quick oats
1 banana ( smashed with a fork)
2 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp chocolate chips
Spray cookie sheet with non-stick spray
Form small balls, put on a cookie sheet, and press down to form a cookie
Bake 350 for 10-12 minutes
Super yummy!

Pork Chops and Mashed Potatoes

Put 4 or 5 thick boneless pork chops in a crock pot.
Mix 1 package of ranch dressing mix with 1 can of cream of chicken soup (a healthy choice, not so salty).
Cook on low all day.
Serve over mashed potatoes.
It’s a favorite.

Chicken Quesadillas

Shred cooked chicken.
Stir fry in diced bell pepper, onions, and peri sauce.
Heat tortillas.
Place chicken mix and shredded Mexican cheese, and fold.
Flip sides till the cheese melts.

Burrito bowls

Use steamed rice
a flavored protein of your choice (I just use an old El Paso sachet),
black beans
corn
homemade salsa (Pico de Gallo)
guacamole
sour cream
creamy chipotle sauce
plain corn chips to dip.

Trader Joe’s Pasta

Seriously, the easiest thing to do is just buy the frozen pasta meals from Trader Joe’s, maybe throw in some frozen meatballs, sauté, and you’ve got dinner for your teenager in 5-10 minutes. They can easily make it themselves, too. Win-win.

We are thrilled to share these favorite recipes for tweens and teens with you! Thanks to all the wonderful moms who gave us these fantastic ideas! If you have a delicious and easy recipe you make for your kids, please share it in the comments so we can compile more meal ideas to help all of us moms out!